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Tristan Jarry

Photo by Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tristan Jarry

Edmonton Oilers Goaltender #35

A 2-time All-Star whose game has come apart badly enough that he was sent to the minors 2 years ago.

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAGAASOSASV%
2016-17PIT101033.06025.880
2017-18PIT261462632.772687.908
2018-19PIT201173.50062.887
2019-20PIT3320121782.433985.921
2020-21PIT3925931002.7521100.909
2021-22PIT58341861382.4241711.919
2022-23PIT47241371282.9021414.909
2023-24PIT51192551332.9161369.903
2024-25PIT36161261053.122971.892
2025-26PIT/EDM331893983.322832.882
2026-27 so far——————————
Career—326170106348532.80239156.907

This Season So Far

The 2026-27 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.

Last Season

19 games, a .858 save percentage, a 3.86 goals-against average and 1 shutout. Against a career .907, that is the continuation of a decline rather than a bad month.

The Physical Game

The tools have never been the problem. He is 6-4, moves well laterally, and has a quick glove hand — at his peak in Pittsburgh he was legitimately among the better goaltenders in the conference for 2 seasons.

He is one of the best puck-handling goaltenders in the league and it is a genuine weapon: he breaks forechecks with a first pass, he is comfortable behind his net, and defensemen retrieving pucks in front of him have an easy night. He also, on a bad night, will throw one directly onto an opposing stick.

The technical problem in recent years has been depth and tracking. He has drifted deeper into his crease, which turns clean shots into scrambles, and he loses pucks through traffic more than a goaltender with his athleticism should.

The Mental Game

This is the file. He has always been streaky, and the streaks have gotten longer and lower. He was waived and sent to the American Hockey League in 2024-25, which for a goaltender of his résumé is close to the bottom, and his play since has not been the story of a man who found something down there.

The Intangibles

There is a real goaltender in here — the 2 good seasons happened and were not flukes. Whether he can be found again at 31, in a market that will hold him to account nightly, is entirely open.

He arrives as insurance for a team whose goaltending has been the reason for 2 lost springs. That is a lot to ask of a player who has not been reliable in 3 years.

The numbers underneath

Recent form

Last 20 appearances, 2025-26, oldest first

.837

save percentage over his last 8, on 166 shots · .858 across these 20

Each bar is one appearance, taller being a better save percentage. Filled bars are .920 or better.

most goalies sets up here goal line top of the crease

He has drifted back over the last three seasons. Looking down at the crease, net at the top — he sets up deeper than most.

He used to play further out. Retreating turns clean shots into scrambles, which is where a goaltender with his athleticism should not be living.

45 30 20 45 20 25 65 60 55 BLKMIDGLV HML

Athletic hands, unreliable depth. He is beaten low and through traffic, not over the shoulder. Higher number, more dangerous. Seen from the shooter’s side, so the glove is on the right.

high glove — The glove is quick and always has been the best part of him.

five hole — Drifting deeper has widened this; scrambles get through him that used to hit him.

low blocker — Pucks he loses through a screen end up here.